Urban Sprawl

Causes, Consequences, and Policy Responses

Gregory D. Squires

Urban Sprawl is not simply a development that undercuts the quality of life for suburbanites. It has raised alarms across the nation, as fair housing advocates, environmentalists, land use planners, and even many suburban employers who cannot find the workers they need, have recognized that the costs go far beyond aesthetics. Despite the agreement that something needs to be done, there is no consensus on what works. Urban Sprawl: Causes, Consequences, and Policy Responses assembles leading scholars who analyze the major causes and consequences of urban sprawl and the policy initiatives that are being explored in response to these developments.

Urban Sprawl

Causes, Consequences, and Policy Responses

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Urban Sprawl is not simply a development that undercuts the quality of life for suburbanites. It has raised alarms across the nation, as fair housing advocates, environmentalists, land use planners, and even many suburban employers who cannot find the workers they need, have recognized that the costs go far beyond aesthetics. Despite the agreement that something needs to be done, there is no consensus on what works. Urban Sprawl: Causes, Consequences, and Policy Responses assembles leading scholars who analyze the major causes and consequences of urban sprawl and the policy initiatives that are being explored in response to these developments.

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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers / Urban Institute

Pages: 404 •

978-0-87766-709-4 • Paperback • May 2002 • $48.00 • (£37.00)

Series: Urban Institute Press

Subjects: Political Science / Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development

Urban Sprawl

Causes, Consequences, and Policy Responses

Gregory D. Squires

Urban Sprawl

Causes, Consequences, and Policy Responses

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